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Don’t drink and drive

The festive R.I.D.E. program has been upon us again this year (when are drivers ever going to get it? Impaired driving is the No. 1 criminal cause of death in Canada) and I’m extremely proud to know that police officers and MADD Canada are committed and engaged in removing these criminals from our roads and highways.

Sun., Dec. 23, 2012

The festive R.I.D.E. program has been upon us again this year (when are drivers ever going to get it? Impaired driving is the No. 1 criminal cause of death in Canada) and I’m extremely proud to know that police officers and MADD Canada are committed and engaged in removing these criminals from our roads and highways.

I retired earlier this year after more than 30 years of service with the OPP and Toronto Police Service and I cannot recall the number of R.I.D.E. initiatives I have participated in to educate and enforce against those who choose to drink and drive. Sadly, I cannot recall either, how many fatal crash investigations I’ve supervised or the number of next-of-kin notifications I’ve had to deliver, all because someone made the wrong decision.

This year, I am not in uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with those dedicated police officers or the volunteers from MADD Canada, but I will continue to do my part to remind those who drink that there are alternatives to getting home safely.

Please report a suspected drinking driver by calling 911 and please support MADD’s Project Red Ribbon, for all the great work they do year-round.

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